From its beginnings as a hotbed for limestone quarrying and shipbuilding, to a harbor city known for its fishing traditions, to a gritty and sometimes dangerous place ― Rockland’s reputation has further evolved in modern times. Read More
Like many rural communities in Maine, and the state as a whole, Eastport has been fighting and mostly losing a demographic battle for decades. Read More
Essential Reads
Belfast Police Chief Mike McFadden blames the site on a grassroots effort this summer by concerned citizens and a city employee to give camping gear to people who needed temporary shelter. Read More
Larry Wahl doesn’t know whether he will recoup the $600,000 he plans to spend refurbishing Wilson Hall, but the businessman is determined to finish the job. Read More
In the 1960s and early ’70s, in eastern Maine, if you stayed up late watching TV on a Saturday night, you were probably, at some point, going to get weird. Read More
Nearly all Republican leaders have backed a president who avoided and denigrated institutional checks created by our founders. Read More
Hermon’s Mike Hopkins said he needed a win in Sunday’s Darling’s.com 150-lap Late Model race at Hermon’s Speedway 95 during Paul Bunyan Speed Weekend. Read More
Two researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a third from Harvard University won the 2019 Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for groundbreaking research into what works and what doesn't in the fight to reduce global poverty. Read More
The Weekly Question is published in BDN Maine Weekly on Thursdays. This installment is for Oct. 10. … Read More
"What was once a carefree existence, becomes a cautious existence where they perceive everyone to be watching them and judging them." Read More
Consider the following ten pieces of advice for shared goals of teaching and parenting. Read More
I never thought that I would be an environmental hero. But thanks to my innate laziness, I’m crushing it! Read More
